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These data science job ads, referenced in our data science book, were posted on AnalyticTalent in December 2013. We provide them for illustration purposes only. It is very interesting to contrast them with resumes from smart qualified candidates listed in our book: the contrast is spectacular; some of these companies are looking for the non-existent unicorn, master of all skills, but few companies offer perks such as telecommuting to attract such individuals.
Job Ad #1: Data Scientist - NPR (Washington, DC)
Overview:
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. NPR listeners value information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Role Summary
Do you have a passion for analytics and thirst to apply your knowledge to media? Do you want to be challenged by your job and be surrounded by passionate, dedicated, and creative people? Then this role is for you. You will extract insights from complex media usage data sets for product development, evaluate, and identify strategic opportunities. You will become the expert for digital metrics within NPR. You have a unique blend of thoughtful data-driven curiosity and pragmatism, and clearly know the difference between game-changing ideas and time sucking activities.
Essential Duties Include:
Requirements
Education: A degree in computer science, statistics, econometrics, mathematics or information science or related field; preference given to candidates with advanced degree.
Required Skills:
Job Ad #2: Data Scientist - Information Security Specialist at Visa
Staff Software Engineer (Bellevue, Washington)
CyberSource, a Visa company, is a global leader in e-Commerce Payment Management. As part of CyberSource’s continued growth and expansion we are looking for talented, articulate and bright individuals who want to make a difference. CyberSource has been and continues to be a pioneer within the e-Commerce Payment Management world.
CyberSource offers a full-service payment management platform for e-commerce merchants, combining global payment processing, fraud management and payment security systems.
Position Summary
This position is for a Staff Software Engineer who will architect, design, build and test the next generation of web applications for Cybersource’s enterprise and small business platforms. This highly visible and mission critical position will require design and implementation of solutions that will enable CyberSource to meet and exceed industry standards. As a staff engineer of the team, he/she will need to communicate technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences and will also be responsible for designing solutions and helping team members with the implementation. Mentoring and guiding the development team will be one of the primary objectives.
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Job Ad #3: Data Scientist - Machine Zone (Palo Alto, California)
As a member of the data science team, you will develop and investigate hypotheses, structure experiments and build mathematical models to identify game optimization points that will encourage users to play our games more often, over longer periods of time, resulting in higher lifetime values. We are looking for a sharp, disciplined, and highly quantitative individual who has a passion for mobile gaming, data mining and mathematical modeling. We are building a unique technology platform dedicated to the operation and real time optimization of free to play games. This is your chance to be part of gaming history!
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Desirable:
Top Reasons to Join Us:
About Us:
Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Machine Zone, Inc. (formerly known as Addmired, Inc.) is focused on creating the most engaging free-to-play mobile social games in the world. Launched in 2008 with Y Combinator, Machine Zone has seen explosive annual growth with its highly successful free-to-play games, including Game of War: Fire Age, iMob 2, Original Gangstaz, Global War, Race or Die 2, among others. To date, the company has well over 40 million downloads of their iPhone games and is the recipient of the 2010 Crunchies Award (Techcrunch) for Best Bootstrapped Startup. Machine Zone operates profitably and has raised two rounds of funding from Anthos Capital, Baseline Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
Job Ad #4: Head of Predictive Modeling and Advanced Analytics (San Francisco)
As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world. Autodesk accelerates better design through an unparalleled depth of experience and a broad portfolio of software to give customers the power to solve their design, business, and environmental challenges. In addition to designers, architects, engineers, and media and entertainment professionals, Autodesk helps students, educators, and casual creators unlock their creative ideas through user-friendly applications.
Job Title and Number: Head of Predictive Modeling and Advanced Analytics, Req# 13WD14224 Location: San Francisco or Singapore
General Summary
The Market Intelligence Group is chartered with helping to create an ever more data-driven marketing organization by providing actionable analytical insights into our competition, markets, partners and customers to support key business decisions at the global, regional and business unit levels.
Autodesk’s marketing organization is engaged in a significant transformation effort aimed at fostering long lasting relationship with our customers and prospects through more nurture based marketing activities delivering the right message to the right person at the right time.
The Market Intelligence group is looking for an outstanding leader to hire and develop a newly formed team of top notch data scientists. The group is tasked to design, develop, and field data mining solutions that have direct and measurable impact on Autodesk Marketing effectiveness. The role requires both a broad knowledge of existing data mining algorithms and creativity to invent and customize when necessary as well as experience in creating a team from the ground up and developing a new practice area with strong ties with the business. The job is located in San Francisco, CA or Singapore. This is an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic and creative leader that wants to make a difference and help transform the company.
Through the usage of state of the art marketing Automation platforms and in-product data collection mechanisms, Autodesk has a tremendous amount of data, and we have just scratched the surface in pattern detection, predictive modeling, and optimization. There are many exciting problems to be discovered and solved and many business owners eager to leverage data mining. The Market Intelligence team encourages scientists to stay abreast of data mining research by attending conferences and working with academic faculty and students. We foster a collaborative work environment, but allow solution autonomy on projects. Work environment includes Hadoop based data warehouse and SAS / SPSS or R predictive modeling application.
The role will be focused on managing the team tasked to deliver statistical models aimed at increasing the effectiveness of Autodesk marketing activities and campaigns. In particular this manager will be responsible for:
Requirements:
Autodesk provides one of the most exceptional compensation and benefit packages, including 401k matching, six-week sabbatical after four years of employment, domestic partner policy, ongoing employee training and development, flexible work hours and more!
If you are an extraordinary person who strives for excellence, please submit your resume online at http://www.autodesk.com/careers - Job Req #13WD14224. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a diverse workforce.
Autodesk was named one of FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2013
Job Ad #5: Data Scientist, TwitterTV (Boston)
At Twitter, our mission is to instantly connect users to the information most meaningful to them. Realizing this mission involves work in areas such as recommendation systems, information retrieval systems, large graph analysis, machine learning, spam, etc. We are looking for machine learning experts to work on exciting algorithmic as well as deep infrastructure issues, all at a really big scale.
Although you will work on cutting-edge problems, this position is not a research position. You will participate in the engineering life-cycle at Twitter, including designing distributed systems, writing production code, conducting code reviews and working alongside our infrastructure and reliability teams. You will be equally comfortable doing incremental quality work and also building brand new systems to enable future quality improvements.
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Desired
Job Ad #6: Econometrics Data Scientist - Adobe Research (San Jose)
Adobe believes in hiring the very best. We are known for our vibrant, dynamic and rewarding workplace where personal and professional fulfillment and company success go hand in hand. We take pride in creating exceptional work experiences, encouraging innovation and being involved with our employees, customers and communities. We invite you to discover what makes Adobe a place where you can do and be your best.
Position Summary
The Systems Technologies Lab is part of the Imagination Lab within Adobe Research - a team of world-class researchers in machine learning, data mining, econometrics and social networking. Beyond Adobe's traditional strengths in media technologies, this team is focused on research opportunities in areas related to digital marketing and media optimization (e.g., Adobe's Digital Marketing Cloud). This researcher position will focus on discovering innovative approaches to leveraging advanced statistical and econometric modeling techniques to perform marketing mix modeling research on multiple massive datasets. Additionally, this researcher will identify key measures, approaches and methodologies for measuring traditional and digital (online, interactive) marketing campaign success against business objectives.
Adobe has been a pioneer and innovator throughout its history and is recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Global Brands according to Interbrand. Adobe’s dynamic working environment is also well known and has received awards throughout the globe. Recognizing that employees are at the core of our success, Adobe recruits and retains highly qualified and motivated individuals, creates an environment where they can innovate and achieve their best, and rewards them for their performance by giving them an opportunity to share in the company’s success.
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